Early Voting for General Election Last Day... Cumulative Turnout at 1 PM 19.1% (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] As of 1 p.m. on the last day of early voting for the 21st general election on the 11th, the voter turnout rate (cumulative) was recorded at 19.1%.
According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 8,392,334 have participated in early voting since it began at 6 a.m. the previous day.
Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Jeonnam had the highest turnout rate at 27.1%. Jeonbuk recorded 26.0%, Gwangju 23.4%, Sejong 22.5%, Gyeongbuk 21.2%, and Gangwon 21.1%, with six regions exceeding 20%. Following were Gyeongnam 19.7%, Seoul 19.2%, Chungbuk 19.2%, Daejeon 19.1%, Chungnam 18.5%, Jeju 18.2%, Ulsan 18.1%, Busan 18.0%, Incheon 17.4%, and Gyeonggi 16.8%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu at 16.4%.
At 1 p.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate was 8.4%. At the same time during the 2018 local elections, it was 14.0%.
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Early voting can be done at 3,508 polling stations nationwide until 6 p.m. on this day by bringing an ID without a separate absentee report. The locations of early voting stations can be checked on the NEC website (www.nec.go.kr) or by calling the main phone number (☎1390).
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